| Accession Number | P02467.609 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Qld. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX52054 Private Clarence Barker Wilson, 2/20th ...
Description
Qld. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX52054 Private Clarence Barker Wilson, 2/20th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as a part of B Force. The 1494 POW's that made up B Force, were transported from Changi on 7 July 1942 on board the tramp ship Ubi Maru, arriving in Sandakan Harbour on 18 July 1942. Private Wilson, aged 40, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 23 May 1945. He was the son of Charles Robert and Lillian May Wilson, and the husband of Grace Ellen Wilson, of Thallon, Qld. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 14. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)